Jamie Saft Trio at Maine Craft Distilling, Poster by Steven Erdman
Just announced: Jamie Saft Trio w. Stu Mahan and & Gary Gemmiti
Live in Concert May 11 and June 7, 2023
123 Washington Avenue, Portland, Maine
7-9 pm 21+ & FREE
“Jazz keyboardist Jamie Saft, who has spent 30 years building a reputation for his skill and versatility in a huge range of styles, from jazz and avant-garde to reggae and punk, moved to [Maine] last year and is playing locally with Maine musicians.” – Ray Routhier, Portland Press Herald, Sunday, September 25, 2022
Portland Press Herald Subscribers: Jazz Keyboardist With No Boundaries Lands in Maine
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Jamie Saft joins Hamid Drake’s “Turya: Honoring Alice Coltrane” in October and November.
On October 28, Jamie Saft is the special guest for Casco Bay Tummlers, at Mayo Street Arts in Portland.
Jamie Saft will join the fully improvised Ghost of Vroom NYC Residency at Union Pool in Brooklyn, on November 20.
Jamie Saft Plays John Cage & Jerry Granelli (Veal 0018), released April 20, 2022
Jamie Saft- piano | Listen
Tracks 1-8 & 13 recorded by Jamie Saft in Midcoast Maine
Tracks 9-12 recorded by Greg DiCrosta at Firehouse 12, New Haven, CT
Mixed and Mastered by Christian Castagno in Minca, Colombia
Produced by Jamie Saft and Christian Castagno
Art & Design by Steve Erdman/ Erdman Designs
Layout by Graham Schreiner
Cover Painting “Zion Raven Protector” by Jerry Granelli
Back Cover Painting “Music Doesn’t Care” by Jerry Granelli
Midcoast Maine Steinway tuned and prepared by Michael Lynam, R.P.T.
Firehouse 12 Steinway tuned and prepared by Robert Crowson, R.P.T. & Timothy Robinson
Special Thanks to Nick Lloyd, Ashley Redbone, J. Anthony Granelli and the Granelli family, Autumn Seguin, Burton Hatheway, Burvee Franz III, Christian Castagno, Colin MacKenzie, & Joe Morris
“An Ohm Boy and Key Command Production”
Granelli compositions written by Jerry Granelli and published by Alexis Music / SOCAN
Arranged by Jamie Saft
Cage compositions written by John Cage and published by Henmar Press, Inc.
“Memories of Granelli Clouds” written by Jamie Saft and published by Pain Management (ASCAP)
Read Jamie Saft Remembers Jerry Granelli in Jazz Times.
Hamid Drake’s A Tribute to Alice Coltrane, Festival Sons D’Hiver #31
Hamid Drake « A Tribute to Alice Coltrane » / création
Hamid Drake, batterie, percussions / Ndoho Ange, danse / Jamie Saft, piano, orgue Hammond / Pasquale Mirra, vibraphone / Joshua Abrams, contrebasse, guembri / Thomas de Pourquery, saxophone / Jan Bang, électronique
Marshall Allen, Danny Ray Thompson, Jamie Saft, Trevor Dunn, Balazs Pandī w/ Roswell Rudd – Ceremonial Healing (Record Store Day Release 2019)
“Rocking and grooving like if Sun Ra had joined forces with Deep Purple…” – Jazz Trail
Jamie Saft, Steve Swallow, Bobby Previte – You Don’t Know the Life
Jamie Saft is a virtuoso pianist, keyboardist, producer, and composer from New York. His stylistic versatility, multi-instrumentalist capabilities, and production skills have been featured with Beastie Boys, Bad Brains, HR, The B-52’s, John Zorn, John Adams, Laurie Anderson, Donovan, Antony and the Johnsons, and Iggy Pop. Saft leads the New Zion Trio, Jamie Saft Trio, and Jamie Saft Quartet. Saft has collaborated with legends of music including Wadada Leo Smith, Roswell Rudd, Marshall Allen, Danny Ray Thompson, Dave Liebman, Joe Morris, Hamid Drake, Bobby Previte, Steve Swallow, Darryl Jenifer, and Cyro Baptista.
Saft has composed a number of original film scores including the Oscar nominated “Murderball” and Sundance winner “God Grew Tired Of Us.” Saft has also scored extensively for Nickelodeon, MTV, VH1, Vice TV, NFL Football, CBS, and A&E. Saft currently runs the independent record label Veal Records as well as Potterville International Sound, both based out of Kingston, NY.
Jamie Saft on Bandcamp
Releases from:Beta Popes, Bunda Love with Saft, Jamie Saft, Jerry Granelli & Jamie Saft, Kalashnikov, King Krangus, New Raspberry Bandits, New Zion Trio, OV, Pramrod Sexena, Swami LatePlate, Whoopie Pie
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